Potato And Cabbage Gratin - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6-8 leaves cabbage
4 tbsp butter or margarine
3 1/2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 2/3 cups vegetable stock
1/2 cup heavy cream
2.5 oz Gouda cheese grated
2 1/4 lb potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
3/4 cup ground almonds
4-5 sprigs fresh parsley, finely chopped

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease a baking dish. Cook cabbage leaves in boiling salted water for 2-3 mins, drain then remove rib. Set aside.
For the sauce, melt 2 1/2 tbsp butter in a frying pan, add flour, then gradually add stock and cream. Bring to a boil, stirring. Add 2 oz Gouda cheese. Season and keep warm.
Arrange 1/2 the potatoes in fan-shaped layers in the prepared baking dish. Spread 1/3 of the sauce over potatoes. Add a layer of cabbage leaves and another 1/3 of the sauce. Arrange remaining potatoes in fan-shaped layers and top with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with remaining Gouda. Bake for 45 mins.
Meanwhile, melt 1 1/2 tbsp butter in a pan and toast ground almonds until golden. Mix almonds and parsley. Remove gratin from oven, scatter with almond mix, then bake for 15 mins more. Remove from oven and serve.